Free at the Whitney

Every Friday evening from 5–10 pm and on the second Sunday of every month, admission to the Museum is free. Both offerings include free access to exhibitions, special programming, city views, and more. Visitors 25 and under are always free, every day. 

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Gap–Lichtenstein–Whitney

Our collaboration with Gap and the Estate of Roy Lichtenstein brings the artist’s bold visual language to an 18-piece collection of clothing and accessories. Bold patterns on sherpa. Graphic prints on tees. This is art—worn by you.

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Family Programs

Whitney family programs offer artmaking workshops, special events and tours, in-gallery activity guides, and at-home artmaking challenges. Join us for upcoming family events or Free Second Sundays.

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Video

Watch our latest video series to dive deeper into art at the Whitney.

Podcasts

Listen to Artists Among Us, featuring long-form and short-form podcasts exploring artworks and events in and around the Whitney through conversation.

artport

Check out art that's created specifically for the web on artport—the Whitney's gallery space for Internet and new-media art.


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  • Wonder Woman stands with eyes closed as bright sparks burst from her hands.
    Wonder Woman stands with eyes closed as bright sparks burst from her hands.

    Dara Birnbaum, Technology/Transformation: Wonder Woman, 1978–79. Video, color, sound, 5:50 min., looped, aspect Ratio: 4:3. Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Film, Video, and New Media Committee 2009.22. Courtesy Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI), New York.

  • Three people sit at a curved diner counter under bright interior lights on a quiet city street.
    Three people sit at a curved diner counter under bright interior lights on a quiet city street.

    Edward Hopper, Study for Nighthawks, 1941 or 1942. Fabricated chalk and charcoal on paper, sheet: 11 1/8 × 15 in. (28.3 × 38.1 cm) Image (irregular): 8 1/8 × 14 1/8 in. (20.6 × 35.9 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, Josephine N. Hopper Bequest, by exchange 2011.65. © Heirs of Josephine N. Hopper/Licensed by Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

  • A woman wearing red lipstick smiles softly, her face in profile against a more vivid red background.
    A woman wearing red lipstick smiles softly, her face in profile against a more vivid red background.

    Alex Katz, The Red Smile, 1963. Oil on linen, overall: 78 7/8 × 115 in. (200.3 × 292.1 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Painting and Sculpture Committee 83.3. © Alex Katz / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

  • Two abstract figures stand side by side, one holding a small object, both with neutral expressions.
    Two abstract figures stand side by side, one holding a small object, both with neutral expressions.

    Arshile Gorky, The Artist and His Mother, 1926–c. 1936. Oil on canvas, overall: 60 × 50 1/4 in. (152.4 × 127.6 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Julien Levy for Maro and Natasha Gorky in memory of their father 50.17. © The Arshile Gorky Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

  • Large black X-shaped geometric graphic centered on a white background with a faint vertical seam.
    Large black X-shaped geometric graphic centered on a white background with a faint vertical seam.

    Wade Guyton, Untitled, 2007. Inkjet print on linen, overall: 84 1/4 × 69 1/2 in. (214 × 176.5 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Donna and Benjamin Rosen in honor of Donna De Salvo and Scott Rothkopf 2015.322. © Wade Guyton

  • A cardboard shipping box covered with multiple black and white "Flint Water" stickers.
    A cardboard shipping box covered with multiple black and white "Flint Water" stickers.

    Pope.L, Flint Water 12 Pack, 2017. Plastic bottles, water obtained from Flint, MI, cardboard box, overall: 9 3/4 × 13 1/8 × 9 1/2 in. (24.8 × 33.3 × 24.1 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the List Purchase Fund 2019.17.4. © Pope.L

On the Hour

A 30-second online art project:
Frank WANG Yefeng, The Levitating Perils #2

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